Addiction Now -
The effects of alcohol and marijuana on academic performance

Researchers from
various universities in Connecticut analyzed the combined impact of
alcohol and marijuana on the academic performance of college students
and found that even moderate use of both substances can negatively
impact a person’s grade point average (GPA).

Quartz (Africa) -
The global alcohol business is expanding in Africa and that’s
bad news for health

The alcohol
industry is doing exactly what the tobacco industry did several
decades ago to ensure growth and increase profits: expanding into
Africa as an underdeveloped market. As a result, exposure to alcohol
in African countries is expected to increase in the next few years.
With it comes alcohol-related health and social problems.

The government has
issued a temporary nationwide ban on selling and consuming alcohol
over the weekend to avoid “disorder” during Sunday’s commune
elections, continuing a regular election policy in Cambodia.

Helsinki Times
(Finland) - Finns Party unwilling to compromise on alcohol law
reform

The parliamentary
groups of the three ruling parties will convene today to seek common
ground on a bill to reform the alcohol legislation of Finland, after
failing to agree on a compromise proposal presented by the Centre
Party on Tuesday.

More and more
alcohol is being illegally trafficked into the Aboriginal communities
of the Ngaanyatjarra Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara (NPY) Lands in
central Australia, an area that is officially 'dry'.

Adolescents who
have a greater tendency to lie to their parents are also more likely
to start using alcohol at an earlier age, while excessive parental
supervision may aggravate rather than solve the problem.

When discussing
alcohol consumption in Greenland, Denmark often provides a frame of
reference. Back in the 1980s, every resident over the age of 14 put
away 20 litres of alcohol a year, about twice as much as Danes. Since
then, consumption is down by more than half, and is now lower than in
Denmark, which has stayed the same.

About the material in this blog

Most of the material here is unedited by the blogowner. The goal is to give a larger picture what happens in the field of alcohol policy and alcohol related harm all over the world to support the principles and actions that decrease this harm.